New research published in the prestigious Spine journal again shows chiropractic superior for back pain. Researchers compared the results of spinal manipulation (chiropractic care) to needle acupuncture and to medication in the management of chronic spinal pain (pain greater than 13 weeks in duration). According to the data, early pain-free recovery occurred in 3 times more individuals receiving spinal manipulation as compared with need acupuncture and more than 5 times more individuals receiving medication. In other words, chiropractic was superior in getting back pain sufferers symptom-free early on!